Merry Christmas!

{Christmas Card 2013}

Phase Three. Great Barrier Reef.

Phase Two. NZ

Phase Two.
New Zealand

After dealing with a cancelled flight that turned out to not be cancelled, we made it to New Zealand. First stop? Campervan.

A campervan was hands down the best way to explore New Zealand. If you ever travel there, that's the way to do it. I know it sounds crazy (or "ratchet" as my cheerleaders would say), but it was the awesome.

{Jonathan was a pro by the end of our trip}

{We LOVED the green rolling hills}

 

{3 Sisters Rock Formations}

{NZ Hamilton Temple}

{The Shire}

{A Hobbit hole!}

{Absolutely stunning}

{Hobbiton}

{Fox and Franz Josev glaciers}

{3 Bowen boys}

{Christchurch}

{Black Water Rafting}

Phase One. Sydney.

G'day mate!

We recently returned from a dream trip to Australia and New Zealand.

It.
Was.
Awesome.

Really, we couldn't have asked for a better trip. We sure were worn out, but we had the time of our lives.


Phase One.
Sydney

We kicked off the trip with a full day in the beautiful harbor city. We toured the Opera house, gazed at the bridge and soaked up the Sydney vibe.

Next we took off and explored what Featherdale Wildlife Park had to offer. The train ride out there was over 2 hours roundtrip, but it was well worth it. We met koalas, wallabies, dingos, emus and kangaroos just to name a few. We were like little kids in a candy store. Except we were grown adults squealing in delight each time we found a new animal we could make friends with. We LOVED it.

We also rode out to the Blue Mountains and checked out what has been dubbed the "grand canyon" of Australia. It was cold and windy, but beautiful.